Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Leftovers

I ransacked my archive and came up with a few  worth saving.


A very intense-looking female Baltimore Oriole




This male too looks anxious. Was it me?


A Veery mom calling her offspring but they waited until I was gone




Yummy!!


A juvenile Eastern Bluebird. It took me a while to figure this out.


A baby Wood Duckling temporarily lost, but its loud contact calls alerted its mother and they were soon reunited. 

Happy Fourth!



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17 comments:

  1. ArijaJuly 4, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    Such beautiful and meaningful portraits . Lovely to see. The juvenile bluebird is educational as well.

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  2. TexWisGirlJuly 4, 2012 at 1:43 PM

    such cute ones. i like the veery!

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  3. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Nice shot of the Veery!! I have difficulty in telling them apart from the Thrushes that are here. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. Isidro OrtizJuly 4, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    Preciosas aves.Saludos

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  5. mickJuly 4, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    An interesting series of photos.Well worth saving and showing!

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  6. PatJuly 4, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    Wonderful group of photos. The duckling is adorable.

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  7. LarryJuly 4, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    Beautiful photos Hilke. I love the female Baltimore Oriole but the Wood Duckling takes the prize for me. I have never been able to get that close to a Wood Duck youngster! They sure are cute!

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    1. Hilke BrederJuly 5, 2012 at 1:05 PM

      I saw several ducklings running in all directions, fast and very hard to keep up with and I almost missed the shot. For a couple of hours I heard loud contact calls coming from all directions until they were reunited with their mother.

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  8. eileeninmdJuly 4, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    Great birds and photos. THe Orioles are beautiful and I love the Veery shot. Happy 4th of July!

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  9. Carole M.July 5, 2012 at 1:36 AM

    beautiful birds you've shared here; I'd love to see those Oriole's for myself!

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  10. Stewart MJuly 5, 2012 at 3:51 AM

    Hi there - nice set of pictures - interesting what you find when you do a bit of "archive mining"!

    Stewart M - Australia

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  11. Bob BushellJuly 5, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    Very nice birds in your archives.

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  12. Julie G.July 5, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    A beautiful series of photographs! I love them all. Cool captures of the Veery with an insect in her mouth. I'm seeing lots of young Eastern Bluebirds on our property right now. A very nice variety of lovely birds!

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  13. Dawn FineJuly 5, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Ohhhh...I love your leftovers!

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  14. Jen SanfordJuly 5, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Wow, yeah I had no idea that's what young bluebirds looked liked... Very cool!

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  15. CameraCruiseJuly 5, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    Beautiful series of photos.
    Thanks for sharing these beautiful birds.

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  16. DaveJuly 7, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    What a beautiful bird the Baltimore Oriole is

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